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2010 Will Be A Tough Year to Top . . .

January 8, 2011

Recently the good people at WordPress, who are the gracious hosts for the PI Social Media Network’s stable of blogs . . . I guess that stable would be the right word, provided a rather exceptional report on individual blog performances for the past year. This was a great service on a number of levels, […]

23rd Annual Virginia Forum delivers insights into one of the few public sector success stories

November 14, 2010

Editor’s Note: While a somewhat severe allergic reaction has caused me to forgo my Virginia keynote on Monday, the PI Window on Business will still be on-site (thanks to our sponsor), to provide time delayed coverage of seven live sessions. Even though restricted to bed, I will also be providing daily coverage with blog posts, […]

UK Government Procurement Policy and Practice: A Chance To Put It Right

October 19, 2010

The following post is also available on the Essential Connections Blog The UK public sector spends £220bn a year on procurement – equivalent to £3,500 per adult and child, but there is no overall structure for managing this vast resource. Richard Mackillican asks public sector procurement expert Colin Cram how the incoming government can tackle […]

CIPS Presentation at eWorld on Public Sector Adoption of E-Sourcing Tools Timely in Light of Sir Philip Green Review

October 15, 2010

In light of the Sir Philip Green review of government spending which highlighted some “crazy” decisions on IT spending, University of the West England Professor Andrew Douglas’ eWorld presentation on the utilization of E-Sourcing Tools seems timely. Here is both the audio as well as PowerPoint presentation from his September 28th session. […]

eWorld Dispatch 1 – Roundtable on Outsourcing and Security in the Cloud Challenges

September 29, 2010

The following is a re-post from the Essential Connections Blog Broadcasting to both a virtual audience as well as a live audience simultaneously is exciting and energizing in that you have a rare opportunity to not only hear but see the reactions to a tremendously interesting and insightful guest panel, whose positions on the subject […]

What CXOs consistently fail to grasp about enterprise security

August 19, 2010

During eWorld I will be hosting a Roundtable discussion on Outsourcing focusing on key areas such as “Security in the Cloud.” Joining 30 plus year public sector veteran and the author of the seminal “Towards Tesco – improving public sector procurement” paper Colin Cram as a member of the guest panel will be Richard Stiennon. […]

Washington Dispatch No. 8: Roundtable Discussion on Transparency and the Cost to Suppliers

June 10, 2010

As previously mentioned, the Government takes great interest in the health of SMEs and is making it a priority in wanting to “cut the red tape faced by the private and not-for-profit sectors when doing business with the government [and fixing procurement]” (2008 Speech from the Throne). The Government is proud that it has done […]

Guest Author Series: Collaboration Is Everywhere – Except In Contracts

May 26, 2010

Note: The following is a post by Tim Cummins that was originally posted to his blog Commitment Matters on Tuesday, May 25th, and has been provided to Procurement Insights through the Essential Connections Blog. Tim is the Founder and CEO of the International Association for Contract & Commercial Management (IACCM), a non-profit organization that has […]

Washington Dispatch No. 4: Roundtable Discussion on Transparency and the Impact on Stakeholder Relationships

May 14, 2010

As part of our Live Event coverage of the 3rd Annual Business of Government Summit in Washington, D.C. on the 27th of April, was an in-depth 90-Minute Special Roundtable discussion which posed the question “What is Transparency in Government“. Joining me on the live broadcast from the floor of the Ronald Reagan Building and International […]

NASA’s Success with Shared Services Determinedly Led and Clearly Explained by Richard Arbuthnot

May 3, 2010

What was most interesting about the presentation given by Richard Arbuthnot at last week’s 2010 Business of Government Summit in Washington, D.C. is the fact that he accomplished what so few have been able to do relative to implementing a shared services strategy . . . clearly explain why it worked at NASA and, identify […]